The Green Party has today demanded an end to Israeli air assaults on Gaza, and for both sides to stop the escalating violence in the region.

Green Party leader and Member of the European Parliament, Caroline Lucas, said, "The Israeli action is clearly counterproductive to the prospects for peace. The population of Gaza is already suffering from the Israeli blockade, which has accelerated their decline into even greater hunger and poverty.Casualties among the civilian population only serve to make people more angry and sow the seeds for further violence."

The United Nations office for the co-ordination of humanitarian affairs in the OccupiedPalestinianTerritories published a report on 17 December highlighting the plight of people living in Gaza as a result of the Israeli blockade.

The Green Party has today demanded an end to Israeli air assaults on Gaza, and for both sides to stop the escalating violence in the region.

Green Party leader and Member of the European Parliament, Caroline Lucas, said, "The Israeli action is clearly counterproductive to the prospects for peace. The population of Gaza is already suffering from the Israeli blockade, which has accelerated their decline into even greater hunger and poverty.Casualties among the civilian population only serve to make people more angry and sow the seeds for further violence."

The United Nations office for the co-ordination of humanitarian affairs in the OccupiedPalestinianTerritories published a report on 17 December highlighting the plight of people living in Gaza as a result of the Israeli blockade.